W.M. Civitan Club hosts 38th event

12:55 AM,
Sep. 19, 2013

The rides of the Ark-La-Miss Fair will light up the night at the Monroe Civic Center through Sept. 29.

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A sure sign of fall in northeast Louisiana is the annual Ark-La-Miss Fair, which opens Thursday at 5 p.m. on the grounds of the Monroe Civic Center.

Sponsored by the West Monroe Civitan Club, the proceeds from the fair go to the club's community projects. The Civitan Club's new project is building an all-access children's playground at Kiroli Park.

This is the 38th anniversary of the fair - which in addition to the rides and carnival games (by Belle City Amusements), has agricultural exhibits, livestock show, baked goods, arts and crafts, jellies, jams, preserves, sewing projects and quilts ...